Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaRacial quotas, black identity and rights in Brazil
The implementation of public policy that uses racial criteria as a way of ensuring access of black students to higher education in Brazil has divided the academic community. Whilst many agree with the policy, others have questioned the viability of positive discrimination policies within this contex...
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| Formato: | Revistas |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/277 |
| Sumario: | The implementation of public policy that uses racial criteria as a way of ensuring access of black students to higher education in Brazil has divided the academic community. Whilst many agree with the policy, others have questioned the viability of positive discrimination policies within this context. Nevertheless, little has been done within this debate to consider the opinions of the students. This article presents information on those who are to benefit directly from the fruits of this policy and the way these young people understand and represent these quotas in action. Through this information, the complexity of Brazil´s social reality can be revealed. The aim of this article is therefore to propose that this debate should be approached from multiple perspectives that allow us to reflect on the problems that multicultural societies pose to classic theories of law and justice. |
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